Hare Krishna! Jay Nitai!
Now we have reached half way through Navadvipa Mandala. We had the honor to see Samudragar which is the place Lord Krishna appeared during the battle between two great devotees Bhima and King Samudra sena. The Gurukul boys brought the pastime to life, by enacting a drama on it. The devotees were amused and pleased with them.
Next devotees arrived in Champahati wherein a variety of pastimes took place. The Gopi Champakalata used to pick Champs flowers from here in order to make garlands for the divine couple. Jayadeva Goswami was residing there while he was composing his celebrated Gita Govinda.
HH Bhakti Purusottama Maharaja described how Lord Jagannatha is so deeply fond of Gita Govinda that every evening in the temple of Puri they have it recited to Him. Maharaja brought the maha cloth and toothbrush from Jagannatha and blessed all devotees by placing these sacred items on their heads.
HG Prithu Prabhu who is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada shared with all the devotees some Prabhupada Nectar, and that was most satisfying to the ears and heart. Charming dances on songs written by Jayadeva were also performed there. Near Champahati the place known as Vidyanagar became the next destination. There we heard with every detail, from HH Bhakti Caitanya Maharaja, how Lord Caitanya hid there at the house of Vidya Vacaspati. Ever since Mahaprabhu took sannyasa he had been trying to go to Vrindavana.
This time the Lord was finally in his way there, and He decided to stop at Navadvipa for some days. Although He desired to remain incognito, the whole of Navadvipa Mandala for to know that the Lord was staying in Vidyanagar. This hundreds, thousands and millions of people came from all directions to take Darshan of Mahaprabhu.
Thus the Lord not only gave them His Darshan but did kirtan with them for 7 days. At last the parikrama reached the campsite where koftas, paneer sabji and mishti dhoi waited for them.
Yours in Srila Prabhupada's Mission,
Nitya Kishor DD
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MBA in Human Resources (FGV Management University)
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